Bitcoin payments are being undermined by centralized stablecoins
The dream of a peer-to-peer electronic cash network has been realized… but with centralized stablecoins based on USD, dammit.
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Bitcoin price must break $31K to avoid 2023 ‘bearish fractal’
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